Artist Feature - Michael Hussar

Born in 1964 in Southern California, Michael Hussar is an american oil painter who works in a style reminiscent of the work of the old masters, with the talent to go with it.

Self Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 2001

Trained at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, he taught portraiture for almost 10 years at his alma mater some time following his graduation. He possess a great mastery of alla prima portraiture, but still, his best work lies in the grandiose, opulent canvases, in which he depicts in a voyeuristic approach a grotesque menagerie of freaks and libertines.

Weathering Tips with Adam Savage

I thought you guys might find this interesting;

The folks at tested.com made this video with Adam Savage of mythbuster fame, where he shows tips and tricks for weathering a wooden box, based on his many years of experience in the model making and special effects industry.

A Few Sketches

Banker - done in class instead of animating

I don't have much to talk about these days, so I thought I'd post a few sketches that I might paint over later.

Transfiguration

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a breathtaking, unsettling performance by french artist Olivier de Sagazan.


Olivier de Sagazan from www.labomatique.com on Vimeo.

More on him after the jump!